Physical Phenomena and Length Scales Governing the Behaviour of Wildfires: A Case for Physical Modelling

Fire Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 437-460

  Morvan, Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Physical models; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; PHYSICAL APPROACHES; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; WILDLAND FIRE;

FIRES;

EID: 78751580694     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-010-0160-2     Document Type: Article

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